It was the morning of September 1st, 2019, and Harry Potter's daughter Lily was going to Hogwarts for the very first time.

Lily was standing on platform nine and three quarters wearing a white tee shirt, hot pink shorts, and hot pink flip flops. Lily was wearing a hot pink wristwatch with large black digital numbers that was a bit too big for her on her right wrist. Lily was small and short for her age and had brown eyes and flaming red hair that she always kept quite long.

Standing to Lily's right was one of her best friends, her cousin Hugo, who was also starting at Hogwarts. Hugo was wearing a green tee shirt, grey pants, white socks, and white tennis shoes. Hugo's size and height were average for his age and he too had brown eyes and red hair. Lily was flanked on her left by her other best friend, her eldest brother James. James was already in his Hogwarts robes and had black eyes and Potterish untidy black hair.

James, Hugo, and Lily pulled their trunks along until they found a place where they could board the Hogwarts Express. Once aboard they started looking for a place to sit. Most of the compartments were full.

But the compartment at the very back of the train was empty. Its door was ajar, and a boy was standing just outside it. The boy was wearing a shirt featuring alternating horizontal stripes of black and white, black shorts, white socks, and black tennis shoes. He was wearing a black wristwatch with black digital numbers on his right wrist. His height was average for his age, but he was very obviously overweight. He had black hair and black eyes.

This boy was struggling with his trunk, dropping it repeatedly on his right foot.

"Would you like some help"? Lily asked the boy kindly.

"Yes, please," replied the boy, "I've been struggling with this trunk for ten minutes."

"Has anyone else passed by?" Lily asked the boy.

"Several people have passed by me, but no one has stopped or offered to help me until now. A few boys who passed by a couple of minutes ago made a spectacle of mocking me." answered the boy uncomfortably.

"That's really sad, I would hope that people would have more decency than to make fun of a person who is clearly struggling." replied Lily in a voice that oozed disapproval.

"And you will help me?" the boy asked Lily to confirm.

"Of course, I will," smiled Lily in a friendly tone.

Lily lifted the boy's trunk into the luggage rack for him and followed that by putting James's and Hugo's trunks into the luggage rack for them before finishing the job by putting up her own.

This unknown boy, James, Hugo, and Lily then all took seats next to each other.

"Thank you for putting my trunk in the luggage rack for me," said the boy gratefully, "I really appreciate your help."

"My pleasure," said Lily warmly, "I'm always happy to help out a friend."

"What's your name?" the boy asked Lily.

"Lily Potter," said Lily proudly.

"Harry Potter's daughter?" asked the boy uneasily.

"Yes," said Lily proudly with a wide smile.

The boy suddenly looked very uncomfortable.

"When you know who I am," said the boy sadly, "You won't want to be my friend. Our fathers were childhood enemies."

"Don't worry about that," said Lily encouragingly. "I will accept you for who YOU are. If you are a good person and a good friend, I will try my best to be as good a friend to you as I can regardless of any history of enmity between our families."

"I'm Devon Dursley, "said the boy nervously, "Yes that means that my father is none other than Harry's childhood nemesis, Dudley Dursley."

"Nice to meet you, Devon," said Lily in a warm and welcoming voice, "It's wonderful that we haven't even departed yet and I've already made a new friend."

Lily offered Devon a handshake and Devon took it.

"Thanks, Lily, "said Devon happily, "I sense the start of a special bond between us."

"This is my cousin, Hugo", Lily told Devon, pointing at Hugo.

"Welcome to Wizarding World, Devon, "said Hugo cheerfully.

"Thanks for the welcome, Hugo," said Devon happily, "Are you and Lily really close cousins?"

"YES!" chorused Hugo and Lily.

"Hugo and I are as much BFFs as we are cousins." said Lily radiantly.

"That's super cool," beamed Devon, "With your both being redheads, looking somewhat alike, and being obviously close to each other, have you two ever been mistaken for twin siblings?"

"Yes, this has happened," confirmed Hugo simply.

"I'm Lily's actual brother," smirked James, "James Sirius Potter."

"I take it you're very close with Lily as well then?" said Devon, almost stating it rather than asking.

"Yes," glowed Lily, "James and I are BFFs as much as we are siblings."

"Same with Hugo and I being BFFs as much as cousins," added James, "The three of us are super tight."

"Lily? "asked Devon, "How do you think Harry will react when he finds out that you have befriended the son of Dudley Dursley, one of his earliest childhood enemies?"

"Harry will be very proud of me for being open minded and not judging you by your family. Harry knows people can turn out alright even if their families weren't." answered Lily instantly.

"If Harry were here, he would tell us to our faces to give you a fair shake," added James matter of factly.

"You know," said Devon thoughtfully, "Maybe we can create a new chapter for the Potters and the Dursleys. Just because the families have been enemies in the past doesn't mean it has to continue that way."

"I hope that is exactly what happens," said Lily fiercely, "You deserve the chance to prove you can be a decent person."

Devon smiled at Lily.

"Hugo?" asked Devon "You are Hermione Granger's son, right?"

"Yes I am. "confirmed Hugo. "Hang on, if you are Dudley Dursley's son, then you are a muggleborn right?"

"Well, I could've been half blood. "said Devon matter of factly, "But Dudley married a muggle, named Debra, so I am indeed muggleborn."

"If you are muggleborn, how do you know who Hermione Granger is?" Hugo asked Devon curiously.

"After Professor McGonagall came to my house and explained to me that I was a wizard, I read up on some wizarding history and Hermione Granger is apparently is a huge name in wizarding history, "answered Devon matter of factly, "Anyways I was thinking about how I might be the Hermione Granger of my generation."

"How? "chorused James, Hugo and Lily.

"Hermione had no magical family going back hundreds of years and she's a witch," answered Devon, "The Dursleys are a very old British family and I know for a fact that I'm the first Dursley to ever attend Hogwarts or have magic."

"Well." Said Lily crisply, "Just because no one with the last name Dursley has ever had magic doesn't necessarily mean you have no history of having magical family/"

"True, "said Hugo matter of factly, "There is a way for you to find out if you have any magical relations or any history thereof."

"How? "asked Devon curiously.

"The Room of Requirement, "answered Lily clearly, "Ask the Room of Requirement to show you your full family tree and indicate anyone who had magic."

At that nanosecond the compartment door opened, and three new girls entered it.